Luck jerked off his helmet, slammed it on his thigh and spat a naughty word angrily.

There’s an expression for what happened to the Colts’ prize rookie: he got emotionally highjacked.

The phrase belongs to Jim Harbaugh, who coached Luck at Stanford and now is boss of the San Francisco 49ers.

Of course, Number 12 bounced back and almost brought his team back as well. Richards also has some great quotes from Clyde Christensen in his article. It's great reading especially if you're having bye week Colts withdrawal.

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